A calendar of grants, resources, and funding opportunities listed by application or inquiry due date and tagged in various categories. For more information about grant, foundation, and other resources contact Laura Hennighausen at lhennighausen@purposepossible.com.
RedefinED A.R.I.S.E. Grant
The Atlanta Reimagining and Innovating for Schools Everywhere (A.R.I.S.E.) Fund is our commitment to participatory grantmaking. Community members participating in our nine-month ARISE Fellowship program learn about the levers that drive systemic change for all of Atlanta’s children, including access to funding.
The 2024 ARISE Fund is a one-year $150,000 fund aimed at supporting Atlanta Public Schools’ goal of career and college readiness for middle and high school students within the Carver Cluster. The goal of the investment is to provide wrap-around support that helps students excel academically, leads to student achievement, and global impact at home and beyond. Wrap-around services include:
Summer learning and experiences that develop curiosity, skills, and knowledge (i.e. Work-based learning)
Out-of-school/after-school learning (i.e. literacy support, tutoring, discovery, and exploratory project/problem-based learning)
SAT/ACT and ASVAB prep and support
Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship
Mentorship and apprenticeship for college and career (ie. Technical and trade opportunities)
The grant criteria, application, issue area of focus, and community of impact were developed and selected by community members participating in the A.R.I.S.E. Fellowship.
Rocket Foundation: 2024 SPARK Grants
10 grants of $10K will be awarded to high-impact organizations that are helping build an ecosystem of gun violence prevention and reduction in Atlanta. These micro-grants will support evidence-based initiatives addressing community gun violence. We highly encourage all organizations that are eligible to apply, either to get support for an existing program or to pilot an initiative.
Open to nonprofits focused on advocacy, research, and/or (in)direct delivery services.
Fulton County Arts & Culture (FCAC) Contracts for Services
Fulton County Arts & Culture (FCAC) is pleased to announce funding opportunities for the 2024 Contracts for Services (CFS) funding cycle. Funding awards ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 are available for Fulton County based artists, non-profit arts, organizations, non-profit cultural institutions, colleges and universities, schools, municipalities, and community based non-profit organizations in the form of essential project support.
The Contracts for Services (CFS) Program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming for the general public. Award recipients present programs that reflect the cultural diversity of the County, captures the imagination of adults, families, and youth, invigorates neighborhood growth, and supports economic development.
United Way Atlanta Learning Loss Grant
United Way of Greater Atlanta and Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) collaborate to strengthen academic support by reducing learning loss throughout the state of Georgia.
Learning loss refers to any specific or general loss of knowledge and skills or to reversals in academic progress, most commonly due to extended gaps or discontinuities in a student’s education.
Through the strategy of Academic Support, grant funding will support programming that incorporates at least one of the following:
Build Reading Skills – Expand literacy-focused after-school and summer enrichment programs designed to increase reading skills and close the literacy achievement gap.
Improve Math Proficiency – Support continuous learning, problem-solving and practice in math; utilize engaging and hands-on methods of experiencing math, science and technology.
School Transition – Prepare students, families, schools, and communities to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, and relationships to assist young people in successfully moving from one grade level to another. And also to assist them in transitioning from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, and high school to post-secondary education.
Strengthen Family Engagement – Foster parents’ natural leadership as their child’s first teacher, brain builder, advocate, and coach.
Learning Acceleration – Strategically prepare students for success in the present— (i.e., this week, on this content) rather than concentrating on a list of items that students have failed to master. Past concepts and skills are addressed, but always in the purposeful context of future learning. Acceleration jump-starts underperforming students into learning new concepts before their classmates even begin. Rather than being stuck in the remedial slow lane, students move ahead of everyone into the fast lane of learning.
Access to Quality Out of School Time – Offer high-quality after-school and summer learning programs that: help close educational and opportunity gaps, support the positive development of the whole child and offer key strategies to improving child well-being.
Contextualizing Learning – Teach students the content in a context (i.e., embedding the concepts in meaningful activities and in a scenario to which the student can relate) to enhance their understanding and make the concepts more relatable.
Hinge - One More Hour Grant
Hinge has teamed up with DoSomething Strategic and the Foundation for Social Connection, to invest $1M into dozens of social groups and clubs that are creating opportunities to connect in-person with others.
Groups based in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York City can apply for grants up to $25,000. The initiative is a response to the growing loneliness epidemic described in the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory from last spring.
Applications close on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at 11:59PM ET and interested groups can directly access the portal here, where they can read more about the opportunity (including full eligibility guidelines, evaluation process and criteria, etc.). The first round application is straightforward and was designed to take less than an hour to complete.
The Hinge Social Impact team can be reached directly at impact@hinge.co with any questions.
The City of Atlanta – Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
The City of Atlanta – Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs’ Contracts for Arts Services program (CAS) is now accepting proposal submissions for the FY ’24 Grant Cycle. CAS is the City’s program for granting public funding to individual arts and cultural activities. Eligible artists interested in these funding opportunities have until 11:59 PM on Friday, September 8, 2023, to apply for funding.
Applications will be accepted in two categories:
Artist Project and
Emerging Artist Award
First-time applicants interested in submitting a proposal for CAS funding must attend one of three virtual workshops covering the submission process. The virtual workshops will be held on August 15 at 10:00 AM, August 24 at 2:00 PM, and August 31, 2023, at 4:00 PM via Microsoft Teams.
Check the OCA website for additional information and links to RSVP for the virtual workshops. For more information contact the Contracts for Arts Services Program Manager, Brittnee Buley, at bjbuley@atlantaga.gov.
Atlanta Area Housing Organizations - Rolling Deadline
Nonprofit housing developers and builders are invited to apply for WORTH grant funding, an initiative from the Wells Fargo Foundation, to help create and preserve 6,000 homeowners of color by 2025. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta is administering the WORTH funds, and the HouseATL Funders Collective and Enterprise Community Partners are assisting with the outreach and application process.
Eligible applicants can apply for grant funding to support predevelopment activities and “shovel-ready” housing developments in five core counties: Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett.Grants vary by affordability level and are eligible for homes priced up to 150% of Area Median Income (AMI). Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Imlay Foundation LOI
The Imlay Foundation currently funds organizations largely in Metro Atlanta, Georgia and Hilton Head, SC. First time grants are generally in the $10,000 – $15,000 range.
Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund
Inspired by the lifetime legacy of giving of David and Frances Brain, the Frances Hollis Brain Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta supports nonprofit organizations and projects that serve disadvantaged, underserved, and/or vulnerable communities. The Fund addresses primary needs – food, shelter and healthcare– of individuals and families living in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties. Projects to support new Americans become successful and welcomed in our community are of interest.
Atlanta Braves Foundation
Standing by our mission to serve children, families and communities across Braves Country, the Atlanta Braves Foundation awards annual grants to non-profit organizations that are making an impact within our five community pillars: live, learn, play, serve and sustain. In 2022, the Atlanta Braves Foundation proudly funded projects focusing on health & wellness, education, baseball and softball development, food security, sustainability and more. Click here for more.
Imlay Foundation LOI
The Imlay Foundation currently funds organizations largely in Metro Atlanta, Georgia and Hilton Head, SC. First time grants are generally in the $10,000 – $15,000 range.
Georgia Council for the Arts Arts Education Program
The FY23 Arts Education Program Grant funds school and community arts education programs that serve Georgia's K-12 students between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Grant awards range from $1,500-$8,000.
GCA will host an online training workshop for the FY24 Arts Education Program Grant on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 1:00 PM. During the workshop, GCA staff will review the requirements for the grant application, along with tips for submitting a successful proposal. Participants in the online training workshop must register here in advance. For those unable to participate in the online workshop, a recording of the webinar will be available on the GCA website.
The deadline for FY24 Arts Education Program Grant applications is Friday, March 3, 2023, at 11:59 PM.
LCI & CDAP Call for Projects
Created as a way to reduce vehicle miles traveled and improve air quality, the ARC's Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is a grant program that incentivizes local jurisdictions to re-envision their communities as vibrant, walkable places that offer increased mobility options, encourage healthy lifestyles and provide improved access to jobs and services.
Program Goals
Encourage a diversity of housing, employment, commercial, shopping and recreation land uses at the transit station, local and regional center level accessible by people of all ages, abilities, and income levels,
Provide access to a range of travel modes including transit, roadways, walking and biking and increase roadway connectivity to provide optimal access to all uses within the study area,
Foster public-private partnerships and sustained community support through an outreach process that promotes the involvement of all stakeholders, including those historically underserved or underrepresented,
Encourage mixed-income residential neighborhoods, employment, shopping, and recreation options.
Georgia Council for the Arts Bridge, Bridge Renewal, and Project Grant
In an attempt to streamline the application process for returning applicants, organizations that received a Bridge Grant in FY23 will complete a Bridge Grant Renewal application for FY24. GCA will send details to returning applicants via email.
GCA will offer the Bridge Grant again in FY24. Nonprofit arts organizations that receive the grant will be able to use the funds for eligible operating expenses.
FY24 Project Grants will support single arts projects, as well as capacity building and virtual arts programs, that take place between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Grant awards range from $1,000 to $8,000.
Fulton County Arts Council NEW DEADLINE
The Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture today announced a deadline extension for the 2023 Contracts for Services (CFS) arts funding cycle. The new application deadline is Monday, January 16, 2023.
Each year, Fulton County invests in non-profit organizations to ensure that Fulton County citizens enjoy a wide array of rich arts experiences. Funding awards ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 are available for Fulton County based artists, non-profit arts, organizations, non-profit cultural institutions, colleges and universities, schools, municipalities, and community based non-profit organizations in the form of essential project support.
Eligible applicants are encouraged to apply for these service contracts, which are designed to support arts programming taking place January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
The Contracts for Services (CFS) Program provides unrestricted general operating and project support to nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations, arts & culture organizations, cultural institutions, colleges, and universities, as well as units of government that produce or present ongoing arts programming open to the public. Contractors present programs that reflect Fulton County's cultural diversity, and capture the imagination of adults, families, and youth, invigorate neighborhood growth, support economic development, and provides jobs.
All application components are due Monday, January 16, 2023 via WebGrants by 11:59 p.m.
Applications must be completed and submitted through the WebGrants system: http://fulton.dullestech.net.
Deadlines for completed applications and final reports will be strictly enforced. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the program guidelines at www.fultonarts.org and contact CFS staff to verify eligibility. Staff members are available to assist organizations throughout the application process. Applications or components of the application submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
For more information and to verify eligibility, please visit www.fultonarts.org or call 404-612-5780.
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City of Atlanta Youth Development Grant
The objective of the Youth Development Grant program is to increase the capacity of youth serving community-based organizations to expand service to City of Atlanta students. It is based on the core values of the City’s overall Youth Engagement Strategy: 1) equitable approaches to engagement, 2) education and access, 3) enrichment and development, and 4) empowerment and positive self-efficacy. Grants will be made to existing, community-based nonprofit organizations that provide innovative programming in need of additional funding to increase capacity to serve local students disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
The application will open to the public on August 12, 2022 and will close on January 9, 2023. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. The applications will be reviewed in cycles. The maximum award amount will not exceed $50,000.00 USD per cycle, per organization. Award cycles will continue until funding is exhausted. An application is not a guarantee of an award.